Among the volunteers were over seven arborists who helped direct the tree pruning.

Mulch was donated from Richard Langford, Donald Decoit and largely by Eko Compost. The Eko mulch was delivered to site by David Kovach of All Organic Landscaping, who also saved the day by delivering piles of mulch to each tree with his front end loader.

Injectable pesticide to protect the trees from borers was donated by Ken Findeisen of Hawaii Grower Products and will be administered by Pam Gould of Yards and Gardens. The Maui division of the Department of Transportation donated fertilizer and Roundup to kill the grass around the tree wells.

photo Susi Mastroianni
Ann Conway on the ground and Sherry Sorensen on the ladder

Ernie Rezents spearheaded the project. He and others were instrumental in the original planting of the trees.

With the welcomed rains that followed the next week, we hope to see the trees spring to life with new growth. In time the Monkeypod’s, Royal Poinciana’s and Kukui Nut trees will provide a beautiful canopy for that stretch of road.

Well done to all the volunteers who gave of their time to help make Maui no ka oi!